The Washington Capitals will host the Dallas Stars for a weird 5 PM start today.
Braden Holtby will be at the game but he won’t be playing. Ian and his birthday-boy son Ethan will also be at the game and also won’t be playing. I don’t know why you even thought they’d be playing.
The Capitals will be without a few dudes, which we’ll tell you about below. Vitek Vanecek gets the start.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington, which you can watch using a television.
Healthy scratches
TJ Oshie, Nic Dowd, and Trevor van Riemsdyk out, via our spy.
@rmnb oshie dowd and jvr out pic.twitter.com/g1zELE2p01
— Steveoo (@Steevo1978) March 20, 2022
This suggests Eller will indeed be back.
Caps lines
According to Gulitti
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Mantha-Backstrom-Sprong
Sheary-Eller-Hathaway
AJF-McMichael-Leason
Fehervary-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
Kempny-Schultz
Vanecek
Holtby’s here
Bumped into Braden Holtby in the hallway. Good to see him back at Capital One Arena.
Too bad he isn't able to dress for the game today. Hopefully there's a way he can be acknowledged by the Capitals today anyway.
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) March 20, 2022
We’re expecting shenanigans. He’s at the arena but not well enough to play. We’ve had some people send us some pics with him in the neighborhood too. Special dude.
1-0 Stars
Radulov got a dribbler past Vanecek.
Sweet start to this Sunday!
📺: @BallySportsSW | #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/86z4DWii0K
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) March 20, 2022
Holtby tribute
Braden Holtby welcomed back to DC with tribute video, ovation, and chant
2-0 Stars
Pretty soft penalty on Fehervary. Hintz punishes Caps for it.
FLYING FINN! 💨
@TXUEnergy | #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/82jV7xVcJr— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) March 20, 2022
2-1 Caps, Ovi scores
With a one-timer from the Ovi shot, Alex Ovechkin recorded his 40th goal of the season. The power play has regressed to the mean at a good time.
@rmnb OVI OVI 40TH AND 770TH OVI OVI OVI pic.twitter.com/fJ1GwQkYhL
— Jennifer Bimson (@Jencapsfan74) March 20, 2022
3-1 Stars
Hintz again, on the power play, as Marty Fehervary got a bit overconfident.
NO STOPPING ROOPE TODAY!@TXUEnergy | #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/1lqBZcJLyU
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) March 20, 2022
Bonzai and Olie are at the game
Great catching up with an old friend! Olie the Goalie 🥅 #Godzilla @Capitals @MSE pic.twitter.com/DiIU4rRrn9
— Peter Bondra (@PeterBondra12) March 20, 2022
So there’s a very good chance whoever your all-time favorite Caps player is, he’s at the rink today. Alex Semin is the designated survivor.
3-2 Caps
Dmitry Orlov with a dart from the slot brings the Caps within one goal with eleven minutes to go.
DIMA pic.twitter.com/tc70fHk1uk
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 20, 2022
I’m just gonna share what Ian said.
Of course only the Caps Russians score the game I go to 😆
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) March 20, 2022
Monster save by Oettinger
🦦🧱 pic.twitter.com/KXRjewCsqG
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) March 20, 2022
Monster save by Vanecek
Vitek Vanecek, HOW?! 😱 pic.twitter.com/a7g64ZlKUO
— NHL (@NHL) March 20, 2022
Okay so both goalies are good.
Carlson down, relax Elyse, he’s fine
that's not what you wanna see late in a game pic.twitter.com/XKvYQLFY7d
— Good Tweet Pete 🌮 (@peterhassett) March 20, 2022
Carlson got tripped while chasing a puck in his end.
Caps lose. Not a great game. Check out the recap.
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